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Monday, October 19, 2015

Book Review The Wicked Wager by Anya Wylde‏

Title: The Wicked Wager

Author: Anya Wylde

Stars: 4 out of 5

Review:

A regency romance with a comedic flair. The Honorable Earl
of Hamilton and Emma Grey are both smitten and wish to marry posthaste.
However her Uncle (the Duke) contrives to have them wait a year and
summons her to his country seat for an extended visit. The Earl also
goes in disguise and obtains employment as the head Gardner. While they
plot and conspire they become aware of blackmail in the Dukes household.
It is then topped off with the murder of the blackmailer. Who is guilty
and does love overcome the odds. To find the answer you will have to
read the book.

I thoroughly enjoyed the light relief provided by the
author and commend her for being able to write a story without including
any sex scenes.

The
ton approves, Lord Grey is pleased, Lady Grey delighted, and Emma is
over the moon, but her uncle, (the blasted) Duke of Arden opposes the
match, and Emma is ordered to move to the duke’s estate to think things
over.

Richard Hamilton refuses to take things lying down and
concocts a plan. A plan that should have brought the lovers together and
had them married within a month. It was a simple matter of masquerading
as the duke’s gardener, compromising the lady, and then having the duke
rush them off to Gretna Green.

Alas, he underestimates the
duke’s intelligence and the tangled situation on the estate—never had he
imagined that compromising a lady could be so difficult.

His
endeavours lead to a comedy of errors, charades, and knotty love
affairs. Yet he forges ahead in spite of pesky house guests, a flea
bitten mattress, his lovesick best friend, and a blackmailer.

Just
when things seem to be going well, someone is murdered (very
inconvenient), and he happens to be one of the suspects (extremely
inconvenient).

Kindle Edition, 233 pages

Published
August 7th 2012
by Kindle

About The Author:

Anya Wylde lives in Ireland
along with her husband and a fat French poodle (now on a diet). She can
cook a mean curry, and her idea of exercise is occasionally stretching
her toes. She holds a degree in English literature and adores reading
and writing.

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